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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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