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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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