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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches 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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