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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today 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 teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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