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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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