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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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