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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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