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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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