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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 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 quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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