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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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