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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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