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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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