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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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