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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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