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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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