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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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