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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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