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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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