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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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