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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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