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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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