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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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