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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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