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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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