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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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