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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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