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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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