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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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