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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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