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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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