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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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