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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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