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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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