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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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