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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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