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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes 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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