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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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