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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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