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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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