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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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