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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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