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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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