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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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