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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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