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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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