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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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