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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. 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 massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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