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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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