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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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