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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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