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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important 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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