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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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