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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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