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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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