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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have enabled people all over 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. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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