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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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