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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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