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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 (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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