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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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