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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses 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 typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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