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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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