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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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