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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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