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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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