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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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