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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part 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. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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