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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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