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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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