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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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