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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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