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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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