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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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