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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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