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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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