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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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