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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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