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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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