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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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