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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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