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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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