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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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