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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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