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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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