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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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