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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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