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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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