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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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