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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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