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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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