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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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