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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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