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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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