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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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