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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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