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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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