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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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