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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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