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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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