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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key 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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