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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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