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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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