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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation 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 inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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