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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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