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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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