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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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