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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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