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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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