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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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