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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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