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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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