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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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