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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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