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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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