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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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