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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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