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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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