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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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