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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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