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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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