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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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