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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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