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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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