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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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