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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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