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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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