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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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