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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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