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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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