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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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