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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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