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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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