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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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