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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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