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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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