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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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