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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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