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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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