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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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