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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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