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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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