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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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