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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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