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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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