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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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