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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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