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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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