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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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