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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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