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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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