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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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