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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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