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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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