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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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