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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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