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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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