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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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