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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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