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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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