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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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