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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part 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. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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