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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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