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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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