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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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