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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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