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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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