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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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