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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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