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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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