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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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