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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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