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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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