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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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