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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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