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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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