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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the 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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