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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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