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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in 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 online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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