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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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