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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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