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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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