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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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