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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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