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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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