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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in 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. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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