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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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