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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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