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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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