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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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