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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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