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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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