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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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