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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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