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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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