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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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