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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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