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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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