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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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