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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important 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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