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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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