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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-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 certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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