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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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