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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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