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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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