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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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