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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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