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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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