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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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