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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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