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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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