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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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