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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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