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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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