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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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