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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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