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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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