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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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