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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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