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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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