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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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