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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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