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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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