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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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