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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing 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 instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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