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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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