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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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