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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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