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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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