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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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