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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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