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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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