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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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