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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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