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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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