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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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