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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important 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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