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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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