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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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