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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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