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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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