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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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