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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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