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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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