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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers 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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