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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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