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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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