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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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