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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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