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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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