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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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