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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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