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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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