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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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