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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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