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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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