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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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