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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)