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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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