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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the 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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