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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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