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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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