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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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