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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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