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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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