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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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