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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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