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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important 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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