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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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