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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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