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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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