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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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