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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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