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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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