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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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