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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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