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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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