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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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