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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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