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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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