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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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