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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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