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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic 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 analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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