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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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