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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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