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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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