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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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