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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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