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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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