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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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