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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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