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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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