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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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