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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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