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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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