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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the 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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