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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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