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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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