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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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