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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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