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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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