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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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