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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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