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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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