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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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