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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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