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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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