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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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