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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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