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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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