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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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