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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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