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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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