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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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