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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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