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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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