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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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