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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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