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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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