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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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