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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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