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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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