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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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