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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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