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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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