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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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