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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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