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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants 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. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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