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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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