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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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