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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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