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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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