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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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