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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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