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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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