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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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