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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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