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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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