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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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