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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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