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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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