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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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