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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because 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 stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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