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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different 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 stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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