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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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