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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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