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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores 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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