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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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