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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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