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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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