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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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