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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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