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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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