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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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