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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning 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 quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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