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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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