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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major 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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