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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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