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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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