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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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