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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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