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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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