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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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