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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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