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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning 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 teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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