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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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