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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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