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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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