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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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