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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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