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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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