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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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