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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders 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 online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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