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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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