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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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