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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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