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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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