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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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