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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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