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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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