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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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