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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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