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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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