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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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