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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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