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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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