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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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