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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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