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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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