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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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