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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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