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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes 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. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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