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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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