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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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