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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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