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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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