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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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