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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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