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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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