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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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