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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores 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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