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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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