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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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