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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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