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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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