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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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