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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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