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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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