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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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