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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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