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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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