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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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