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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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