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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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