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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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