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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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