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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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