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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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