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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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