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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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