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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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