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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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