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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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