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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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