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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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