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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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