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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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