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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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