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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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