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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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