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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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