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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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