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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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