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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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