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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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