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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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