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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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