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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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