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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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