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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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