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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and 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 participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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