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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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