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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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