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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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