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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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