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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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