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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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