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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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