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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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