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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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