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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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