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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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