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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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