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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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