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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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