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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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