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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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