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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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