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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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