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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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