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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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