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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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