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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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