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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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