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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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