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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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