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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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