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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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