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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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