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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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