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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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