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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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