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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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