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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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