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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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