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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches 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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