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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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