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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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