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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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