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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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