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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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