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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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