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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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