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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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