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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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