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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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