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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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