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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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