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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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