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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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