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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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