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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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