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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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