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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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