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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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