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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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