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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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