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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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