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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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