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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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