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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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