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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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