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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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