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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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