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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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