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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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