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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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