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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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