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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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