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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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