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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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