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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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