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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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