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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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